Impact

Despite the severe barriers of the population served by New Start, our work is having an impact and recidivism is being reduced. From October 2013 – February 2019, the following results have been achieved:

108 medium to high risk/high need individuals on probation or parole have been enrolled in the New Start program

73 individuals have graduated

66 of the 73 graduates have secured employment (90% placement rate)

78% of program graduates have not been reconvicted

At the cost of $36,232 per year to house an inmate in Delaware’s prisons, the graduates who are sustaining success are saving the State of Delaware over $1.5M per year and are now contributing, tax-paying citizens